St. Ignatius' (OH) Mike McLaughlin named 2017 NHSCA Boys' Soccer Coach of the Year

The National High School Coaches Association, NHSCA, is proud to announce Mike McLaughlin, head coach at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio as its National High School Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year.

McLaughlin led St. Ignatius to its second straight Ohio Division I state title this past season, the seven overall for the Wildcats under McLaughlin. St. Ignatius was named co-national champs by USA TODAY, the third national title for the Wildcats. McLaughlin’s life record is 353-46-44.

Director of the NHSCA. “Coach McLaughlin has built St. Ignatius into one of the best high school soccer programs in Ohio and in the nation. He’s exhibited a strong dedication to supporting and developing high school student-athletes.”

Throughout 2016, the NHSCA will be honoring high achievers in the high school coaching community by naming Coaches of the Year in a total of 20 boys’ and girls’ sports. It’s the 17th straight year that the NHSCA has presented its National Coach of the Year Awards.

Each one of the honorees will receive a beautiful trophy, plus they will be honored in the National High School Sports Hall of Fame Museum that the NHSCA will be building in the near future.

Following are the NHSCA’s past selections for National High School Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year: